Vehicle-use information collection system

Abstract

A vehicular information collection system which collects information from a vehicle. The vehicular information collection system includes a vehicle information output portion that outputs vehicle information to a collection destination, a presentation portion that presents a query relating to sensory evaluation based on the vehicle information output from the vehicle information output portion to a driver, a receiving portion that receives a driver's reply to the query presented by the presentation portion, and a reply output portion that outputs the driver's reply received by the receiving portion to the collection destination. With this configuration, a query relating to sensory evaluation based on vehicle information is presented to request a reply from the driver, thereby collecting vehicle information taking the sensory evaluation of the driver into consideration.

1 . A vehicular information collection system which collects information from a vehicle, the vehicular information collection system comprising:
 vehicle information output means for outputting vehicle information to a collection destination;   presentation means for presenting a query relating to sensory evaluation based on the vehicle information output from the vehicle information output means to a driver;   receiving means for receiving a driver's reply to the query presented by the presentation means; and   reply output means for outputting the driver's reply received by the receiving means to the collection destination.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the collection destination is a center which is communicable with the vehicle, and   the vehicle information output means and the reply output means perform transmission to the center.   
     
     
         3 . A vehicular information collection system which collects information from a vehicle, the vehicular information collection system comprising:
 presentation means for presenting a query relating to sensory evaluation based on vehicle information to a driver;   receiving means for receiving a driver's reply to the query presented by the presentation means; and   storage means for storing the vehicle information in association with the driver's reply received by the receiving means.   
     
     
         4 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determination means for determining whether or not to present a query relating to sensory evaluation using the presentation means on the basis of previous and/or current operation of the driver on vehicle equipment.   
     
     
         5 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the determination means converts the driver's operation details and/or operation frequency on vehicle equipment to a score, and determines whether or not to present a query relating to sensory evaluation using the presentation means on the basis of the converted score.   
     
     
         6 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein, the closer the driver's operation details in the receiving means is to the query presented by the presentation means, the greater the influence on the score is.   
     
     
         7 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the operation of the vehicle equipment includes the driver's operation received by the receiving means in response to the query presented by the presentation means.   
     
     
         8 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the vehicle equipment is a navigation device, and   the determination means determines whether or not to present a query relating to sensory evaluation using the presentation means on the basis of changes of settings of the navigation device.   
     
     
         9 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a presentation method in the presentation means is determined on the basis of the current driving conditions in the vehicle.   
     
     
         10 . The vehicular information collection system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein, after a query is presented by the presentation means, a driver's reply is received by the receiving means until a predetermined time elapses or until the vehicle travels a predetermined distance.